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Downtown nonprofit and backers urge council to reject moratorium on new homeless services

5582123 · August 12, 2025
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Speakers at public comment urged the Rock Island City Council not to adopt a proposed moratorium on new services for people experiencing homelessness and urged timely approval for Third Place QC, a drop-in center planned for downtown.

Third Place QC founders and local funders urged the Rock Island City Council to reject a proposed moratorium on new services for people experiencing homelessness and allow the nonprofit to open a downtown drop-in center as planned.

Supporters, including Gary Rowe of the Rock Island Community Foundation and Chloe Miller, cofounder of Third Place QC, told the council the organization has a concrete plan to offer daytime respite, laundry, device charging, storage and…

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